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ActiveNational Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) · 2026

Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) Core Programs

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Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)
Funding: Varies depending on the specific program and scope of work.
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Status: Active
Eligibility: Eligibility follows standard NSF guidelines; typically, proposals are accepted from U. S.

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Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) Core Programs is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO). The mission of the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) is to enable discoveries for understanding life.

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Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) Updates to reflect the new organizational structure of BIO are in progress. Some information on this page may no longer be current.

## Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) * Division of Biological Infrastructure (BIO/DBI) * Division of Environmental Biology (BIO/DEB) * Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (BIO/IOS) * Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (BIO/MCB) * Emerging Frontiers Office (BIO/EF) * Centers, Institutes and Facilities * Resources for Researchers * Guidance on Conference Proposals and Supplemental Funding Requests * BIO Data Management and Sharing Plan Guidance * Safe and Harassment-free Fieldwork Plans The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) supports research and education that advances understanding of all forms of life at all scales — from cells to ecosystems and across space and time.

* ### NSF partners with NIST and Schmidt Sciences to support bioeconomy Scholars-in-Residence * ### Update from the Assistant Director ### Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets) Next Required Due Date: November 4, 2026 ### Advancing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agent Ecosystems through the National Science Foundation Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (NSF PESOSE) Program Next Required Due Date: See letter for details ### Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE) Next Required Due Date: September 1, 2026 ### National Quantum and Nanotechnology Infrastructure (NQNI) View all BIO opportunities ### Division of Biological Infrastructure (BIO/DBI) Invests in the innovation and capacity-building of cutting-edge research infrastructure for fundamental biological science including human capital, technologies, institutes and centers and mid- to large-scale facilities.

### Division of Environmental Biology (BIO/DEB) Supports research and training on evolutionary and ecological processes acting at the level of populations, species, communities and ecosystems. ### Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (BIO/IOS) Supports research aimed at improving understanding of organisms as integrated units of biological organization.

### Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (BIO/MCB) Supports research on the fundamental properties of living systems at the atomic, molecular, subcellular and cellular scales. ### Emerging Frontiers Office (BIO/EF) Supports multidisciplinary research opportunities and networking activities that arise from advances in disciplinary biological research. Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 1:00 p.

m. – 2:00 p. m.

### NSF BIO Virtual Office Hour: Updates from the NSF Directorate for Biological Sciences Q&As and information sessions Please join the U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Biological Sciences for a directorate-wide virtual office hour. Thursday, October 15, 2026, 1:00 p. m.

– 2:00 p. m. ### NSF BIO Virtual Office Hour: Updates from the NSF Directorate for Biological Sciences Q&As and information sessions Please join the U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Biological Sciences for a directorate-wide virtual office hour.

### NSF launches Project Triad to advance quantum technology for real-world applications ### NSF selects five additional teams in National Quantum Virtual Laboratory design competition ### Podcast: Combating antibiotic resistance with AI * Publication date: August 30, 2021 * Last updated: June 30, 2025 Image credits & captions on this page Understanding the Rules of Life, one of NSF's 10 Big Ideas to expand the frontiers of U.S. science and engineering research, seeks to reveal how complex systems interact, from biochemistry, genetics, cells, whole organisms, ecosystems and back again.

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